Does this mean I get to eat twinkies all day?

Mark Haub, a professor of nutrition at Kansas State University, ate a diet of junk food and lost 27 pounds.
For 10 weeks, Haub ate ding dongs and twinkies every three hours, supplementing these sugary staples with a steady flow of Doritos and Cap'n Crunch. He also drank one protein drink a day and he ate vegetables at the dinner table with his family (to set a good example).

How did he lose weight on this crap-fest diet? Calorie counting, that's how.
Before we judge this man for eating like an eighteen year-old marijuana enthusiast,  let's take a look at the facts.

Haub reduced his calorie intake from an estimated 2,600 calories per day to under 1,800. He ate every three hours, which prevents you from becoming over-hungry.
Every time Haub ate, he ate only until he was no longer hungry. In other words, he quit before he was full.

By cutting 800-plus calories from his diet, Professor Haub was able to lose almost 3 pounds a week. Eating pure crap.

So does this prove that you should eat Twinkies for breakfast and Dr. Pepper for dinner? That's up to you.
To my knowledge, a long-term study of a diet consisting of processed convenience store foods eaten in moderation has not been conducted.
Rush Limbaugh seems to thinks this study is a godsend and says it proves that exercise is irrelevant. Which proves my theory that he is on drugs again. Or maybe he's just a moron. Who cares.

Here's the takeaway: Creating a calorie deficit is crucial to any weight loss program. Period.

Eat healthy foods in moderate amounts. Keep track of what you are consuming and what you are burning. One pound of fat is 3,500 calories. Want to lose a pound in a week? Eliminate 500 calories a day.

You don't have to cut calories to create a calorie deficit. You just have to burn them. That means exercise. Get up early and go to the gym. Go after work. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Fidget more. TP a house. Rake your leaves, lazy! Walk the dog. Walk yourself. Walk your mom. Go to a salsa club and dance. Dance at home. Dance the fat right off your ass.






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